Social Work Assistant

SingHealth Community Hospitals; D03 Queenstown, Tiong Bahru; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital in Singapore seeks a Medical Social Worker to assist in patient assessments and home visits. The role involves coordinating with Medical Social Workers to ensure quality patient care and support service referrals, aimed at enhancing community hospital services.

Qualifications

• Diploma Holders with 4 years relevant experience.
• GCE ‘O’ or ‘A’ level with 10 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct home visits to gather patient information.
• Assist in patient interviews and service referrals.
• Register referrals and conduct intake interviews.

Education

Diploma in Community Services or Human Services

GCE ‘O’ or ‘A’ level

Job description

Job Description

You will work closely with the Medical Social Workers (MSW) in conducting home visits, to obtain collateral information and ascertain the patient’s home physical and familial environment. You will assist MSWs in the interviews and assessments of patients and their family members for appropriate service referrals. In addition, you will need to register all referrals received by the department, conduct intake interviews for MSWs and perform means-testing for patients seeking subsidies for community hospital services, as stipulated by the Ministry of Health.

Job Requirements

• Diploma Holders (preferably in Community Services or Human Services) with 4 years of relevant experience
• GCE ‘O’ or ‘A’ level preferably with 10 years of relevant experience